Previously On the road from Lagos
Femi saves Rhema and the escape plan was back in motion
EPISODE 43
EXT. INSIDE THE FOREST-NIGHT
The new mother looks at Cece humming to the baby while Oba and Remilekun watch with smiles on their faces
CECE
Hummmmm, hummmm, hummmmm, beautiful girl
REMILEKUN
If you are so good with babies, how come you don’t have one of your own?
Cece smiles sadly
CECE
Let just say my fixation on your mother took away a lot from me
REMILEKUN
Fixation?
CECE
That is a story for another day Remilekun…. And I won’t put all the blame on my obsession. I am not exactly lucky in the department of love also
REMILEKUN
I am sorry
CECE
(Talks to the new mother in Yoruba langauge) what are you going to name her?
The new mother talks with difficulty
NEW MOTHER
(in yoruba) I haveeen’t real…really thought offf it
Oba moves closer to the woman
OBA-ABASS
Are you okay?
The mother starts to breathes heavily
NEW MOTHER
I don’t know
Cece immediately gives the baby to Remilekun and turns to the new mother
CECE
Look at me, breathe for me
The new mother continues to breathe heavily, soon she find it difficult to breathe and then she just stops breathing. Cece taps her
CECE
Looks at me woman (she looks at Oba) why is she not talking
Oba looks on in disbelief, Cece shakes the woman vigorously and also slaps her hard across the face. At that moment the baby starts to cry
CECE
Wakes up, wake up, your baby need you. Wake up
Oba holds her hand
OBA-ABASS
Stop it, Cece
Tears forms in Cece’s eyes
CECE
I need to wake her up, her baby needs her
OBA-ABASS
She is gone Cece
Remilekun cover her mouth as water tears their way down her eyes. Tears also rushes down Cece’s tears
CECE
No, no she can’t be. She was just talking. (Turns back to the mother) wake up, wake up
Oba hugs her
OBA-ABASS
I am so sorry Cece, I am sorry
Oba sees Femi and the others coming. He stands up
OBA-ABASS
Doctor!
Femi looks at him, then at Remi’s tears stricken face, then he looks at Cece who is crying over the woman’s body.
FEMI
No, no
Femi puts Rhema down and runs to the woman to check her pulse. He yells a loud no, looking disappointed. Nimah runs to the woman crying. Femi talks to Oba
FEMI
What happened?
OBA-ABASS
One minute she was talking and then the next she was trying hard to breathe. I am so sorry, there was nothing I could do
Femi looks at the young man who looks at the body on the floor in shock
FEMI
I am so sorry, we were too late
The young man staggers to the front and crumbles in tears on his wife’s body
EXT. INSIDE THE FOREST-NIGHT
The party watch the young man moaning on his wife’s body
OBA-ABASS
Not to sound selfish but we need to go
FEMI
I know but the man is mourning his wife who died trying to help us
OBA-ABASS
I know but if we don’t leave now, he will be mourning us too
Femi sees the man kiss his wife on her cheek, then he walks towards them
FEMI
We understand, if you want more time to mourn your wife
YOUNG MAN
I thought you said my baby still needs to see a doctor
FEMI
Yes
YOUNG MAN
So does the two ladies among you?
FEMI
Yes
YOUNG MAN
Then I am afraid I don’t have the time to mourn my dead right now
CECE
And your wife? Because she died giving birth to your child
YOUNG MAN
My people will pick her up, right now, the baby is my priority
FEMI
Then let go
Oba helps Cece up and Cece collects the baby from Remilekun. Femi proceeds to carry Remilekun over his shoulder while the young man carries Rhema over his. Suddenly they heard a loud sound of drum
FEMI
What is that?
YOUNG MAN
They are coming?
FEMI
Your people?
YOUNG MAN
Yes and with the whole guards. We need to go
The young man looks at his wife one last time before he leads the escape
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